A plain and straightforward statement of the actual facts about these things not only will not shock or repel them, or make them old before their time, but, on the contrary, will interest them greatly, relieve their minds of many unfounded dreads, and save them from the commonest and most hurtful mistakes of humanity--those that are committed through ignorance.
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS PAGE I.RUNNING THE HUMAN AUTOMOBILE 1 II.

WHY WE HAVE A STOMACH 4 What Keeps Us Alive 4 The Digestive System 7 The Journey down the Food Tube 9 III.

THE FOOD-FUEL OF THE BODY-ENGINE 21 What Kind of Food should We Eat?
21 The Three Great Classes of Food-Fuel 25 IV.

THE COAL FOODS 27 Proteins, or "Meats" 27 V.THE COAL FOODS (_Continued_) 40 Starches 40 Sugars 48 VI.

THE COAL FOODS (_Continued_) 51 Animal Fats 51 Nuts 55 VII.